PITTSBURGH — At the time, it appeared certain the Blackhawks' Brent Seabrook would miss time — and perhaps a significant amount — after leaving Sunday night's game against the Flames with an injury.

Instead, the defenseman was back at it Tuesday night when the Hawks faced the Penguins at CONSOL Energy Center. Rebounding quickly from an illegal hit from the Flames' Rene Bourque, Seabrook said he's "feeling fine" and never lost consciousness when he crashed face-first into the boards before crumpling to the ice.

"I remember the whole thing," Seabrook said. "I got hit and heard Bourque say right away he was sorry. I couldn't get up so I put my head down and everybody seemed to think I was knocked out. I felt like I held my weight pretty good."

Seabrook said removing him from Sunday's game after the hit was precautionary, especially with the knowledge the veteran has missed time on three occasions with concussions.

"It was the doctor's call," Seabrook said. "I said I wasn't out, I said I felt fine and I could go back out there."

Bourque and Seabrook were teammates with the Hawks, and the Flames winger, who was suspended two games for the hit, said he is grateful there wasn't a significant injury.

"The important thing for me is that (Seabrook) is all right and he knows I didn't mean to hurt him," Bourque told reporters in Calgary. "I felt pretty bad. I went and talked to him during the third period just to make sure he was all right and to say sorry. He accepted my apology."

Still out: Winger Daniel Carcillo missed his third consecutive game with an upper-body injury suffered Dec. 13 against the Wild, and coach Joel Quenneville said Carcillo is doubtful to play against the Canadiens on Wednesday night at the United Center.

"(Carcillo's) getting better," Quenneville said. "We have four days off after (Wednesday's) game and hopefully we'll know more (Wednesday) when we get back and see him. He's coming along fine."

One-timer: Quenneville said "there's a good chance" No. 1 goalie Corey Crawford will play against the Canadiens.